Gateways Radio, a collaboration between WFMT Radio Network and WXXI-FM in Rochester, NY, celebrates the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, a 125+ member ensemble of African-descendant musicians. The festival's mission is to connect and support classical musicians of African descent, inspiring communities underrepresented in classical music. The debut radio season features works by various composers and performers, including pianists, saxophonists, clarinetists, and the Gateways Orchestra.

July 6:
Paquito D’RIVERA: Wapango
Leslie BRICUSSE/ Anthony NEWLEY: Feeling Good
Trad. arr. Hall JOHNSON: Honor, Honor
Trad. arr. Moses HOGAN: Deep River
Trad. arr. William Grant STILL: Bayou Home
Trad. arr. Victor LABENSKE: Balm in Gilead
Johannes BRAHMS: Variations on a theme by Haydn
Edgar REDMOND: Transition in Black

July 13:
Rhiannon GIDDENS arr. Jacob GARCHIK:  At the Purchaser's Option
Duke ELLINGTON arr. Mikael DARMANIE: Black & Tan Fantasy
Michael ABELS: Dance for Martin's Dream
Edvard GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor

July 20:
African-American Spiritual arr. by Thapelo MASITA: Balm in Gilead
Johann Sebastian BACH: Suite No. 1 in G major for Cello, BWV 1007
Clara SCHUMANN: Drei Romances, Op. 22
Antonin DVOŘÁK: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, “American”
Joseph BOLONGE: Symphony No. 1 in G Major, Op. 11, No. 1

July 27:
William Grant STILL: Incantation and Dance for Oboe and Piano
Jessie MONTGOMERY: Starburst
Errollyn WALLEN: “Greenwich” Variations
William Levi DAWSON: Negro Folk Symphony